Photos: Coolest tattooed Olympic women

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A detailed view of Hyleas Fountain of the United States’s tattoo and painted nails during the Women’s Heptathlon High Jump on Day 7 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 3, 2012 in London, England.

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A player of Britain carries bottles for her team mates during their women’s preliminary round Group B water polo match against Italy at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Water Polo Arena August 3, 2012. The tattoo on her leg reads: “Victory.”(Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)
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Misty May-Treanor of the United States celebrates after the Women’s Beach Volleyball Semi Final match between United States and China on Day 11 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at Horse Guards Parade August 7, 2012 in London, England.(Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)
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Britain's Olympic hopeful for the 200m breaststroke Jamie King reveals an Olympic rings tattoo on her thigh at an open training session on the Gold Coast in Australia, September 4, 2000. Most of the British team have arrived in Australia for the Olympics.REUTERS/Russell Boyce
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Brazil’s Geisa Arcanjo competes in the women’s shot put final at the athletics event of the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 6, 2012 in London.(Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images)
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The tattoo of Lebanon’s Gretta Taslakian is seen during her women’s 200m round 1 heat at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 6, 2012.(Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)
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A swimmer bearing an Olympic rings tattoo gets ready prior to compete in the women’s 50m freestyle heats during the swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 3, 2012 in London.Christophe Simon/AFP/Getty Images
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U.S. swimmer Dana Vollmer sports a tattoo of the Olympic rings during a practice session at the Aquatics Center at Olympic park ahead of the the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in London.AP Photo/Michael Sohn
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Tattoo is seen on Spain’s Andrea Blas Martinez during their women’s water polo quarterfinal round against Great Britain at the Water Polo Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 5, 2012.(Laszlo Balogh/Reuters)
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Claire Donahue gets ready to exit the pool after their women's 100m butterfly semi-final at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre July 28, 2012.Toby Melville/Reuters
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A tattoo is seen on the hips of T'erea Brown of the U.S. before the women's 400 metres hurdles event at the Golden Gala IAAF Diamond League at the Olympic stadium in Rome May 31, 2012.Giampiero Sposito/Reuters
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An Olympic rings tattoo of Khatuna Lorig of the U.S. is seen during the women's archery individual ranking round of the London 2012 Olympics Games at the Lords Cricket Ground in London July 27, 2012.REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
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Sweden's Sarah Sjostrom competes in the women's 200m freestyle heats swimming event at the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Park in London on July 30, 2012.Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images
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A star-shaped tattoo is seen on the left leg of Brazil's leftwing Fernanda Silva Rocha during the women's preliminaries Group A handball match Croatia vs Brazil for the London 2012 Olympics Games on July 28, 2012 at the Copper Box hall in London. Brazil won 24-23.Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images
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A tattoo of the Olympic rings is seen on Canada's Ryan Cochrane during a training session at the main pool of the Aquatics Centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 26, 2012.REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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A Canadian swimmer sports an Olympic rings tattoo at the Aquatics Centre before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games in London July 27, 2012.REUTERS/Jorge Silva
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The tattoo of Erika of Brazil's women's basketball team is seen during a team practice session in the Crystal Palace in London before the start of the London 2012 Olympic GamesREUTERS/Sergio Moraes
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A USA tattoo is seen under U.S. gymnast Jonathan Horton's leotard during the men's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 28, 2012.REUTERS/Mike Blake
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A tattoo of Jessica Lopez of Venezuela is seen as she competes in the asymmetric bars during the women's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29, 2012.REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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The butterfly tattoo of Vanessa Ferrari of Italy is seen as she attends a gymnastics training session at the O2 Arena before the start of the London 2012 Olympic Games July 26, 2012.REUTERS/Dylan Martinez
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A tattoo including the word 'Deserve' is seen under Louis Smith of Great Britain's leotard during the men's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 28, 2012.REUTERS/Mike Blake
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The tattoo of Marta Pihan-Kulesza of Poland is seen at the women's gymnastics qualification in the North Greenwich Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games July 29, 2012.REUTERS/Brian Snyder
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